Lessons: Jeremiah 23:23-29 Psalm 82 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56 Wow, is Jesus upset or what? “I come to bring fire.” “Households will be divided.” “Like the changing weather, I have been showing you signs of change, of upheaval and you just will not pay attention!” He is so frustrated with us that He is almost sputtering, almostContinue reading “Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Mary Anne Gard”
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When Pigs Fly + Fifth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Mary Anne Gard
Lessons: Isaiah 65:1-9 Psalm 22:18-27 Galatians 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39 When pigs fly……That’s the last phrase in the sentence, “That will happen… when pigs fly!” It has come to mean, there is almost no chance that “it” will happen at all. But, when I hear that phrase, “When pigs fly” I think of theContinue reading “When Pigs Fly + Fifth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Mary Anne Gard”
Doubting Thomas + Second Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Mary Anne Gard
Lessons: Acts 5:27-32 Revelation 1:4-8 John 20:19-31 Psalm 118:14-29 Today our Gospel scene opens with the disciples huddled and frozen with fear in the upper room. The doors and windows are barred. It is dark and the air is thick with depression, despair, and the worst of all – doubt. Despite the years, and travels,Continue reading “Doubting Thomas + Second Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Mary Anne Gard”